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Aird & Berlis LLP is a prominent Canadian business law firm located in the heart of Toronto’s and Vancouver’s financial districts. With over 250 lawyers, business advisors and patent agents, we serve clients across Canada and globally.

The firm is committed to ensuring that all members of the Aird & Berlis community feel valued, respected and supported. We are a dedicated group of diverse individuals who care about each other, the work we produce and the client service we provide. We go to great lengths to foster a professional, supportive environment for all firm members so you can focus on the important things: client service, your career and your life.

We are seeking a business development professional to join our Marketing team on an 18-month contract. The Marketing & Business Development Specialist reports to the Director of Client Communications & Development and is responsible for leading a wide variety of business development projects for practice groups and individual lawyers at the firm. These business development projects include events, sponsorships, communications campaigns, advertising campaigns and webinars.

• Strategic business development planning
• Developing and leading business development initiatives for practice groups and individuals at the firm
• Executing business development initiatives with the assistance of others on the Marketing team
• Leading project teams and coordinating the details of business development initiatives, including events, conferences, sponsorships, communications and advertising campaigns, award nominations, webinars and presentations
• Drafting, editing and coordinating the production of event marketing, sponsorship and business development materials, including invitations, advertisements, presentations, marketing materials/collateral and all elements related to marketing projects for both internal and client-facing initiatives
• Finalizing firm marketing presentations for webinars, seminars and conferences
• Submitting speaker proposals
• Working collaboratively with the larger team to ensure all events (digital and in-person) are fully leveraged for business development purposes
• Co-ordinating internal and external communications
• Administrative duties include maintaining marketing schedules, speaker proposal coordination, firm boilerplate and marketing material templates, as well as coordinating project meetings and work-back schedules
• Resource for producing, supporting and configuring the technical aspects of digital marketing initiatives
• Co-ordinating project-related event marketing, sponsorship and business development communication requirements

• Three years’ previous experience in a related or similar business development, marketing, event planning or communications role preferably in a law firm or other professional environment
• Successful completion of a post-secondary education related to business, marketing, communication, event management or a related area
• Understanding and working knowledge of digital marketing software is required (CRM, communications software, online meeting tools, website configuration, additional technology as needed)
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Basic graphic design skills
• Take initiative
• Confidential
• Willing to work overtime as required

• Proactive and self-motivated
• Exemplary written communication skills with exposure to event planning and integrated marketing practices
• Customer service mindset is key
• Experience working with project teams
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Ability to problem solve
• Good judgement and decision making
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Resourceful
• Detailed
• Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background check.

We will review applications as they are received and all applications will be kept on file. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Aird & Berlis LLP is committed to providing equal access to employment. If you require accommodation, please contact ckelly@airdberlis.com and we will work with you to provide accessibility support.

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